diff --git a/generation_orchestrator.py b/generation_orchestrator.py
index 61f299e..65ae688 100644
--- a/generation_orchestrator.py
+++ b/generation_orchestrator.py
@@ -263,6 +263,48 @@ def get_model_cache_key(conf):
         return f"{conf['model']}::{model_type}::{te_key}"
 
 
+def _build_ltx_manifest_entry(conf, gen_result, output_filename, gen_index=None):
+    """Build a manifest entry for an LTX video. Mirrors image-gen entry shape
+    but with media_type='video' and LTX-specific fields."""
+    return {
+        "id": gen_result.get("id"),  # may be None - assigned downstream
+        "gen_index": gen_index,
+        "media_type": "video",
+        "image_path": None,
+        "video_path": gen_result["video_path"],
+        "preview_path": gen_result.get("preview_path"),
+        "width": gen_result["width"],
+        "height": gen_result["height"],
+        "duration_seconds": gen_result["duration_seconds"],
+        "frame_rate": gen_result["fps"],
+        "frames": gen_result["frames"],
+        "model_type": "ltx_video",
+        "model": conf["model"],
+        "clip_models": conf.get("clip_models", []),
+        "vae_video": conf.get("vae_video", ""),
+        "vae_audio": conf.get("vae_audio", ""),
+        "latent_upscaler": conf.get("latent_upscaler", ""),
+        "sampler_stage1": conf.get("sampler_stage1", ""),
+        "sigmas_stage1": conf.get("sigmas_stage1", ""),
+        "sampler_stage2": conf.get("sampler_stage2", ""),
+        "sigmas_stage2": conf.get("sigmas_stage2", ""),
+        "image_strength_stage1": conf.get("image_strength_stage1", 0.8),
+        "image_strength_stage2": conf.get("image_strength_stage2", 1.0),
+        "img_compression": conf.get("img_compression", 18),
+        "input_image": conf.get("input_image"),
+        "audio_mode": conf.get("audio_mode", "on"),
+        "cfg": conf.get("cfg", 1.0),
+        "seed": conf.get("seed"),
+        "positive": conf.get("positive", ""),
+        "negative": conf.get("negative", ""),
+        "lora": conf.get("lora", "None"),
+        "duration": gen_result.get("duration", 0),
+        "favorited": False,
+        "rejected": False,
+        "note": "",
+    }
+
+
 def load_model_by_type(conf, ckpt_name, use_remote_vae, optional_model, optional_clip, optional_vae,
                        optional_positive, optional_negative, loaded_clip, loaded_vae, model_cache):
     """Dispatch to correct loader based on model_type in config."""
diff --git a/tests/test_ltx_cache_keys.py b/tests/test_ltx_cache_keys.py
index 9589387..639bd6a 100644
--- a/tests/test_ltx_cache_keys.py
+++ b/tests/test_ltx_cache_keys.py
@@ -104,3 +104,48 @@ def test_ltx_sort_components_imports():
         "latent_upscaler": "lup",
     }
     assert _ltx_sort_components(ltx) == (("c1", "c2"), "vv", "va", "lup")
+
+
+def test_build_ltx_manifest_entry_imports():
+    """Smoke test: _build_ltx_manifest_entry produces a valid manifest dict."""
+    from generation_orchestrator import _build_ltx_manifest_entry
+
+    conf = {
+        "model_type": "ltx_video",
+        "model": "ltx.safetensors",
+        "clip_models": ["c1.safetensors", "c2.safetensors"],
+        "vae_video": "vv.safetensors",
+        "vae_audio": "va.safetensors",
+        "latent_upscaler": "lup.safetensors",
+        "sampler_stage1": "euler_ancestral_cfg_pp",
+        "sigmas_stage1": "1.0, 0.5, 0.0",
+        "sampler_stage2": "euler_cfg_pp",
+        "sigmas_stage2": "0.85, 0.4, 0.0",
+        "cfg": 1.0,
+        "seed": 42,
+        "positive": "a video",
+        "negative": "ugly",
+        "lora": "None",
+        "audio_mode": "on",
+    }
+    gen_result = {
+        "video_path": "/tmp/gen.mp4",
+        "preview_path": "/tmp/gen.preview.png",
+        "frames": 126,
+        "fps": 25,
+        "duration_seconds": 5,
+        "width": 446,
+        "height": 576,
+        "duration": 47.3,
+    }
+    entry = _build_ltx_manifest_entry(conf, gen_result, "myfile_seed42")
+    assert entry["media_type"] == "video"
+    assert entry["video_path"] == "/tmp/gen.mp4"
+    assert entry["image_path"] is None
+    assert entry["preview_path"] == "/tmp/gen.preview.png"
+    assert entry["clip_models"] == ["c1.safetensors", "c2.safetensors"]
+    assert entry["sampler_stage2"] == "euler_cfg_pp"
+    assert entry["audio_mode"] == "on"
+    assert entry["favorited"] is False
+    assert entry["rejected"] is False
+    assert entry["note"] == ""